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Important postgraduate waterways conference at UC next month
Monday, 7 October 2013, 2:28 pm | University of Canterbury
Dr Melissa Robson, a senior scientist at AgResearch and Environment Canterbury, is the keynote speaker at a waterways conference on the University of Canterbury (UC) campus next month. More >>
UC astronomy experts to view the sun through solar telescope
Monday, 7 October 2013, 2:26 pm | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) astronomy experts will give the public an opportunity to view the sun using solar telescopes during the first New Zealand Starlight Festival at Tekapo this weekend. More >>
UC bridge building pivotal for students and for engineering
Monday, 7 October 2013, 11:33 am | University of Canterbury
Today’s bridge building competition at the University of Canterbury (UC) is important for students and for engineering businesses, a postgraduate engineering student says. More >>
Two UC researchers each receive $800,000 funding
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 12:04 pm | University of Canterbury
Two University of Canterbury (UC) researchers have each received $800,000 of Rutherford Discovery Fellowship funding over five years to further their research. More >>
Iconic bridge building’s judgement day
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 12:01 pm | University of Canterbury
Bridge building has been one of the litmus tests for second year University of Canterbury (UC) civil engineering students for nearly 20 years. More >>
NZers should consider Aussie move implications first
Thursday, 3 October 2013, 11:58 am | University of Canterbury
New Zealanders looking to move to Australia should consider many implications before they take the plunge, a University of Canterbury researcher says. Even returning Kiwi migrants can encounter unexpected pitfalls and complications, Dr Rosemary Baird ... More >>
Visiting cardiologist to give public lecture on meditation
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 3:29 pm | University of Canterbury
A visiting cardiologist will give a public lecture at the University of Canterbury (UC) next week explaining that people who regularly practice transcendental meditation have 48 percent fewer deaths, heart attacks and strokes. More >>
UC commerce student produces app to help businesses
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 3:27 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) commerce and law student has produced an app that will help businesses seeking suggestions from customers. More >>
Chch Uni students transform part of Christchurch’s CBD
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 3:35 pm | University of Canterbury
More than 60 University of Canterbury (UC) students transformed a central part of inner city Christchurch at the weekend into four different activities on one site. More >>
Three academic engineers recognised by the Chch Uni
Tuesday, 1 October 2013, 3:31 pm | University of Canterbury
Three engineers have been recognised by the University of Canterbury (UC) for their efforts in playing a significant part in the rebuild of Christchurch. More >>
Research into combined impacts on lifeline systems
Monday, 30 September 2013, 1:24 pm | University of Canterbury
Two University of Canterbury (UC) researchers are investigating how the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes have increased flooding risks in the greater Christchurch area. They are also examining implications for critical lifeline systems and coastal communities. More >>
American astronaut to speak at UC next week
Monday, 30 September 2013, 1:20 pm | University of Canterbury
An American astronaut will be the key speaker at the first New Zealand Starlight Festival in Tekapo and at the University of Canterbury (UC) next week. More >>
UC students win tertiary engineering design competition
Monday, 30 September 2013, 12:14 pm | University of Canterbury
The team of four undergraduate engineers - Matthew Purdy (captain), James Francis, Emma Sirett and Guus Jans - received more than $3000 for winning the final of the Warman competition. More >>
UC lecturer and award-winning author begins second book
Sunday, 29 September 2013, 10:03 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury gang lecturer and award-winning author Dr Jarrod Gilbert today announced he is beginning work on his second book, looking at murders in New Zealand. More >>
UC researcher looking at food consumption and wastage
Friday, 27 September 2013, 1:36 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) anthropologist has been investigating the cultural economics of commercial food waste and Dumpster-diving. Dr David Boarder Giles has worked with Dumpster-divers and the food recovery group Food Not Bombs in a bid to ... More >>
UC engineering students win entré business competition
Friday, 27 September 2013, 9:33 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) engineering students Kaye McKee and Daniel Risi have won the annual $75,000 entré business competition. More >>
UC researcher and students to become ‘part-time Indy Jones’
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 12:29 pm | University of Canterbury
A University of Canterbury (UC) geography researcher is becoming a part-time Indiana Jones as he helps a team of archaeologists discover a lost city in central Sumatra. More >>
UC music graduate wins Sth Hemisphere’s largest aria comp
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 12:25 pm | University of Canterbury
Christchurch soprano singer Amina Edris, who graduated from the University of Canterbury’s (UC) School of Music last year, has won the 2013 McDonald's Prize, in the largest aria competition in the Southern Hemisphere. More >>
UC engineering students design and build racing car for comp
Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 11:59 am | University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury (UC) mechanical engineering students are trialling a racing car they have designed and built themselves to compete in the Formula Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia design competition in Melbourne later this year. More >>
Several national firsts for UC’s School of Law
Tuesday, 24 September 2013, 1:16 pm | University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury (UC) will soon appoint a director of Clinical Legal Studies, the first position of its kind in New Zealand. More >>
